Author Archives: Lily

About Lily

Born in Topeka, Kansas in the middle of the 20th Century, daughter, granddaughter, niece, sister, cousin, mother, aunt, grandmother, great-grandmother, friend, reader, spiritual, writer, cook, crafter, junker...... twice-married, former non-profit executive in retread mode... currently living a bucket list life in a remodeled schoolhouse.....

Sesquicentennial Kansas……

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Lily

The State of Kansas turned 100 years old when I was in the fourth grade.  My classmates and I had a double dose of all things Kansas because fourth grade was the designated year to study Kansas history. My mother … Continue reading →

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A Sam Down Day

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Lily

Sam has a fever and an earache. His Mama took him to the walk-in hours at his pediatrician office in the morning. Walk-in hours at a children’s doctor’s office are a really great innovation. The sick children are separated from … Continue reading →

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Network Central….

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Lily

Networking is as natural to me as breathing. I am curious about people and like connecting them with other people or organizations for both personal and professional reasons. A friend once told me I was a bridge to other people and … Continue reading →

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Twitter Doodle…….

Posted on January 25, 2011 by Lily

Today I was researching the feasibility of having a Twitter account for our www.auroranightout.com business. The Twitter website announces the new TWITTER.COM and assures us we will all have access to the new and improved version. New and improved, or … Continue reading →

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Exhilaratingly Exhausted……..

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Lily

We spent the second day of our workshop determining our Ideal Amazing Customers, Creating Multiple Streams of Revenue, Marketing Maximization, Creating a Success Support Team and developing our Inspired Action Plan. We each have an accountability partner. My partner and … Continue reading →

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Facing My Fears…….

Posted on January 23, 2011 by Lily

Facing My Fears…… Yesterday and today I am attending the Fresh Entrepreneur Boot Camp sponsored by Ladies Who Launch Chicago, facilitated by Traci Ellis, Attorney and Market Leader for LWL Chicago. My personal goal was to come away with the … Continue reading →

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As Seasons Turn…….

Posted on January 21, 2011 by Lily

Greetings from northern Illinois where it is a sunny 3 degrees. Jem is curled up in his warm spot. I have to shoo and push Princess and Eugene  out the pet door. Every day Mike is emailing me really good home … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Things…….

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Lily

   Birdhouses….. boxes ….fluffy clouds ….toasted marshmallows… babies laughing…. children playing…. unicorns…. kittens…. puppies…. Fourth of July parades…. white sand beaches…. purple mountain majesties… waving golden wheat fields…… glass of Merlot…. blue patterned china… magic of Christmas…. music boxes…. chocolate…. campfires,,,, … Continue reading →

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Following My Path

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Lily

If morning pages* are the threshing action to separate the chaff from the seeds of creativity, the artist date is winnowing the lighter chaff off the grain. In her book, The Artist Way, Julia Cameron gives us her basic tools … Continue reading →

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Creating My Path

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Lily

In her book, The Artist Way, Julia Cameron gives us basic tools for recovering creativity. Morning pages is the first one and requires writing, first thing in the morning, three pages of anything on your mind, even if your mind … Continue reading →

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